Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Enjoy the Frivolity of Felines While Helping a Good Cause
Whether you have called the organization for help with a cat that is spraying in Lafayette, when a momma cat abandoned its kittens under your deck in Moraga, or if you needed to find a home for a large number of cats when you had to move from your Orinda Home to a ...Submitted by Billie Cummings
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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Moraga Lions Club Awards Students for Academic Effort
Four Lamorinda students were recently awarded the Moraga Lions Club Pride Award for demonstrating outstanding academic effort. The award is presented to a student between fifth and eighth grade who has demonstrated perseverance, diligence, and teamwork in striving to ...Submitted by Dan Hagan
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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Rescued Cats Seek Good Homes
When Judy Michel received a call from a childhood friend in Texas asking for help when she could no longer care for the loving cats she had rescued - and their kittens - due to financial hardship, removal of the animals by authorities was imminent since local shelters ...Submitted by Michelle Wilson
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Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Summertime Sweets for Charity
This summer, incoming Rheem School third-grade buddies Alessandro Paolieri and Dean Elia, with help from Alessandro's little brother and incoming first-grader, MarcAnthony, organized their own lemonade and cookie stand fundraiser on Bollinger Canyon Road. They chose ...Submitted by Suzanne Jones
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Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Family Fun Event Brings Kids with Special Needs, Parents Together
Many wonderful volunteers including the Lamorinda Rugby Club and the Saint Mary's College women's volleyball team came out to help at the recent East Bay Special Needs Family Fun Night and Resource Fair at Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek - an evening for children ...Submitted by Melissa Petrini
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Moraga Resident Pushes Limits for a Good Cause
Moraga resident Charles MacNulty and his Team in Training raised more than $4,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society July 13 after traversing five mountain passes, which included both sides of Monitor Pass, both sides of Ebbetts Pass, and a final climb up the east ...Submitted by Charles MacNulty
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Supervisor Candace Andersen Seeks Applicants for Seats on Advisory Bodies
District 2 Supervisor Candace Andersen is ...Submitted by Jill Ray
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Moraga Movers Musical Nostalgia
On July 8, nearly 200 Moraga Movers were treated to a wonderful evening of music. Bonnie Weiss returned once again and entertained a very enthusiastic audience with the music of Cole Porter. Her one hour presentation featured many screen clips including Fred Astaire, ...Submitted by George Fisher
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Moraga Historical Society Honors Two Members
Honored for their contributions to preserve local history, two Moraga Historical Society members received awards from the Conference of California Historical Societies at a June 22 luncheon in Sacramento.
 Submitted by Elsie Mastick
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Wednesday, July 03, 2013
LLLCF Board of Trustees Welcomes New Executive Director
The Lafayette Library and Learning Center Foundation's new executive director will be Beth Needel - a non-profit professional with 30 years of expertise in leadership, development, marketing and program management.
Submitted by Fran Miller
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Lafayette Juniors Raise $50,000 for Charity
The Lafayette Juniors raised $50,000 in the past 12 months for local non-profit organizations - the most money ever raised by the Juniors in a single year in its 60-year history. The funds were distributed May 30 by the Lafayette Juniors in a special ceremony at the ...Submitted by Christy Mack
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Dog Wash Helps Pets
More than 100 people headed to Pet Food Express in Lafayette on May 4 to wash their dogs for a cause. Think of it like a car wash fundraiser but for pets! The money from the pet washes ($15/each) was donated to Operation Paws Rescue (OPR) associated with the Contra ...Submitted by Diane Sharp
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Glorietta Junior Scouts Present a Nature Area Documentary
Gathered in the garden of Erica and Ravi Bains June 9, the Girl Scouts of Troop 30280 presented their Bronze Award program about outdoor education in the Wagner Ranch Nature Area. The girls collaborated in scripting a video about their adventures. Each scout reported ...Submitted by Kathy Barrett, Friends of the Wagner Ranch Nature Area
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Lamorinda Village Seeking Board Members, Volunteers
A task force of approximately 22 members ...
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Los Perales Kindergartners Make a Difference
Los Perales Elementary School kindergarten teacher Terryl Miller launched a project-based, student-led inquiry unit built around her long-standing classroom themes: kindness and spreading sunshine. Centered around the concept of sustainable giving (ala, teach a man to ...Submitted by Sheryl Ahrens and Dustie Robeson
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA